Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica : sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico, et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones, anatomen atque icones plurimorum

by: Pallas, Peter Simon, 1741-1811; Tilesius von T., W. G. (Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau), 1769-1857; Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929, former owner. DSI; Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner. DSI; Library of Congress, former owner. DSi

Publication date: 1831

Topics: Zoology

Publisher: Petropoli : In officina Caes. Acadamiae Scientiarum Impress. MDCCCXI

Collection: biodiversity; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: Latin

Volume: v.1 (1831)

Vol. 1 added t.p. with engraved vignette

Vol. 3: Supplendis quibusdam ranarum descriptionibus et iconibus inprimis piscium Camtschaticorum / auxit et locupletavit Guil. Theophil. Tilesius

Some of the plates are hand-colored

Errata: last leaf of v. 1

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

v. 1. Lactantia. Aves -- v. 2. Aves -- v. 3. Monocardia

BM (NH) cat.

extracted picklist

SCNHRB has two copies

SCNHRB c. 1 (v.1: 39088013477070; v.2: 39088013477112; v.3 39088013477153; index: 39088013477195) imperfect: lacking plates

SCNHRB c. 1 has bookplates of Jonathan Dwight Jr. and Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Marcia Brady Tucker, with her ms. pencilled collational notes

SCNHRB c. 1 has ms. ink bibliographical note in German on original front free endpaper of v. 1

SCNHRB c. 1 has occasional pencilled ms. marginal notes

SCNHRB c. 1 has "Index nominum systematicorum" bound separately; volumes quarter bound in recent tan goatskin and linen-colored cloth, red edges, title in gilt on spine

SCNHRB c. 2 (v.1: 39088013477237; v.2: 39088013477278; v.3: 39088013477310) imperfect: lacking added t.p. with engraved vignette

SCNHRB c. 2 has bookplates: The Library of Congress 1800. Smithsonian Deposit

SCNHRB c. 2 stamped on title pages: Smithsonian Institution [pencilled acc. no.] 6287-9

SCNHRB c. 2 has occasional pencilled ms. marginal notes

Notes

Some pages had faded print

Addeddate: 2010-03-11 15:11:33

Associated-names: Tilesius von T., W. G. (Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau), 1769-1857; Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929, former owner; Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner; Library of Congress, former owner